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Cool end to a miserable summer
Summer temperatures are likely to remain on the cool side as autumn looms on the horizon.

Storms set scene for taste of the tropics
Unsettled conditions could mark a turning point for our summer weather, forecasters say.

Niwa: See-sawing temperatures marked 2009
See-sawing temperatures characterised New Zealand's weather in 2009, according to Niwa's annual climate summary.

Govt may consider drought assistance
The Government is keeping close watch on the "big dry" in many regions and will consider drought assistance if conditions worsen, Agriculture Minister David Carter says.

Last decade warmest on record - Niwa
The noughties were the warmest decade on record in New Zealand, although last year was cooler than average, latest Niwa figures show.

At last - the right weather for a real Kiwi Christmas
This Christmas is predicted to be the fairest of the decade, and hot, dry conditions are expected to last almost until the New Year.

Giant kokopu to be reintroduced to streams
Rare giant kokopu, which in their infancy make up part of the group known as whitebait, are to be reintroduced to Auckland waterways.

NZ data to feature in fightback over emails
Evidence of rising temperatures in NZ is being used by Britain in an effort to lessen the fall-out from leaked scientific emails.

Climate rivals blast email thefts
NZ climate scientists have criticised alleged hackers for "stealing" emails at the centre of a worldwide internet storm.

Deepest-dwelling fish in Southern Hemisphere photographed
New Zealand scientists have captured the first images of the snailfish Notoliparis kermadecensis.

Weather to get more extreme, say scientists
Forecast for 2100: more rain in winter and spring for the West Coast and Southland, drier for those in the east and north. Higher sea levels.

US jet tests gas levels in sweep of NZ atmosphere
American scientists swooped over New Zealand yesterday to take measurements of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.

Iceberg on its way to our shores
A massive iceberg spotted southwest of New Zealand by scientists working on Macquarie Island could be moving closer.